Social Worker – Adults Community

Global Healthcare Jobs Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Social Worker to join a well-established Adults service based in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Team/Specialism: Adults Community Team

Pay Rate: £34 per hour (assignment rate)

Contract: Locum, 3-Months

Hours: Full-time 

Benefits of working for Global Healthcare Jobs:

• Fully online and paperless registration service
• Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
• Exclusive access to fully managed service social work projects (some outside IR35) with high rates of pay, flexible working, support from experienced social work practitioners, accommodation assistance (if applicable), retention bonuses (if applicable) and extensive equipment provided.
• Revalidation/registration renewal based on length of service
• £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
• Find your own job bonus – Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience recruiting to social work roles (public & private sector)
• Daily payroll and in-house payroll system
• Access to our online career’s hub

Main Duties:

• Practice effectively, exercising high quality judgements in situations of increasing complexity, risk, uncertainty and challenge, acting with confidence and considerable autonomy whilst accessing and using support and advice.
• Ensure that any intervention to support identified needs for an adult strengthens their independence and support networks, promotes their well-being and contributes to their desired outcomes.
• Effectively manage a caseload of complex cases, taking responsibility for ensuring compliance with performance and good practice requirements
• Carry out reviews of adults with care and support needs and their carers, ensuring that arrangements to meet their identified outcomes continue to be effective.
• Work collaboratively with statutory, private and voluntary agencies to deliver an effective joint response to Health and Social Care needs
• Apply national eligibility criteria and local procedures and guidance, ensuring resources are maximised and used in the most cost-effective way.
• Undertake capacity assessments under MCA 2005 as necessary.
• Co-ordinate and undertake safeguarding adults’ investigations promoting Making Safeguarding Personal, and other assessments specific to adult social care.

Requirements of the Social Worker:

• Degree or equivalent in social work
• Current Social Work England registration
• Significant frontline experience in Adults Services

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Rihana Chowdhury; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.